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Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story US sees first measles death in a decade A growing measles outbreak in West Texas claimed its first victim — an unvaccinated school-aged child. The death was the first of its kind in the U.S. since 2015. ©...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) directed the state’s parole board to evaluate the risk of possibly granting clemency to Erik and Lyle Menendez. Newsom’s announcement came on a teaser trailer Wednesday for his new podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom.” “So, we’re getting a lot of questions, a lot of calls about something that’s getting a...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) notched a significant win Tuesday night when he muscled the House GOP’s budget resolution through the chamber in a stunning — and dramatic — vote, flipping a trio of hard-line conservative holdouts at the last minute to clinch victory. But that was just the start. With the “one big, beautiful bill” budget resolution...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) has signed an order “to combat the cartels, stop drug smuggling, and secure Arizona’s border,” the governor said in a Tuesday news release. The executive order requires a joint task force named “Operation Desert Guardian” to be set up by the Grand Canyon State’s Department of Public Safety, Department of...

The White House on Tuesday unveiled the interim administrator at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as Amy Gleason. The disclosure of the interim administrator’s identity came in the wake of consistent reporter questioning and the White House saying that tech billionaire Elon Musk is technically uninvolved with DOGE, despite the fact that Musk has...

Jacqui Heinrich, Fox News's senior White House correspondent, sharply criticized the White House's decision to take over the press pool from the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA), which has governed the press pool for decades. Heinrich, in a post on X, pushed back on press secretary Karoline Leavitt's claim that "we are giving the power...

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) announced he's running for Florida governor on Tuesday, becoming the first major candidate to jump into the race. “I’m here to announce my candidacy as the next governor of the great state of Florida,” Donalds told Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “We have a great governor. Ron DeSantis has done a tremendous job...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth visits Gitmo Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday visited Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to see U.S. migrant detention operations up close, amid reports that the Trump administration is struggling with tent structures built there....

Kim Kardashian is facing a lawsuit after she posted a photo of New York resident Ivan Cantu and incorrectly identified him as the death row inmate in Texas bearing the same name. On Feb. 26, 2024, Kardashian posted the photo of the plaintiff to her Instagram story and wrote, in all caps, “The state will...

House Republican leadership is working to pass a budget resolution on Tuesday to pave the way for President Trump's agenda, but opposition has emerged from all sides of the conference.

House Republicans adopted the budget resolution that will lay the foundation for enacting President Trump's legislative agenda Tuesday night, just minutes after they initially pulled the measure from the floor. The legislation — which provides a framework for Republican priorities on tax, border, and energy in “one big beautiful bill” — was approved in a...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) delivered a short and blunt message to tech billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday when approached by a reporter outside the Capitol. “If you could speak directly to Elon Musk, what would you say?” the reporter asked, in a clip now widely circulated on social media. “F--- off,” Crockett responded. The Hill...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump pitches ‘gold card’ to replace EB5 investor visa The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would increase the funds required to secure the status while dubbing the new option a “gold card.” © AP Commerce...

House GOP leaders brought their budget resolution to the floor for the vote, just minutes after pulling it at the last minute Tuesday evening as they struggled to win over a handful of conservative fiscal hawks who had threatened to tank the framework for President Trump's ambitious legislative agenda. In a stunning scene on the...

The American Federation of Teachers sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its warning to schools that they may lose federal funding if they persist with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Baltimore, alleges the Education Department’s Feb. 14 “Dear Colleague” letter is unconstitutionally vague and runs afoul of the...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Industry makes case for PBMs ahead of Capitol Hill hearing A measure to change how the pharmacy benefit manager industry operates failed to make it into the last government funding bill, but lawmakers are still turning up the...

Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Judge indefinitely pauses Trump spending freeze A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration’s freeze of federal funding, dealing a stark blow to President Trump’s sweeping efforts to realign government spending with his agenda. © Rebecca...

President Trump is expected to appoint new FBI Director Kash Patel to serve as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a domestic law enforcement agency within the Department of Justice, a source familiar confirmed to NewsNation.  Despite controversy over qualifications, the Senate recently confirmed Patel to serve as...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to members of Congress requesting nearly $40 billion in funding to rebuild communities after wildfires devastated the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods of Los Angeles. “It's clear that recovery from these fires is beyond the capabilities of California alone and necessitates the support of the United States...

Democrat lawmakers and former national security leaders are furious over President Trump’s Friday night massacre of top Pentagon leadership, which they warned was a dangerous polarization of the military at a time of major geopolitical turmoil. The firing of the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., as well as five...

A U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico reported a fatal shooting in the early hours of Saturday morning following an “off-base pursuit” that warranted a rapid response from local law enforcement.  Kirtland Air Force base said the 377th Security Forces Squadron was called to an incident at approximately 2 a.m. “One Airman received a...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Saturday the president is confident in his ability to strike a deal with Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine, suggesting an end to the three-year-long war could come as early as this week. “The president, his team are very much focused on continuing negotiations with both sides...

Pope Francis was placed in “critical condition” on Saturday, the Vatican said, just four days after the religious leader contracted pneumonia. “The condition of the Holy Father continues to be critical. Therefore, as explained yesterday, the Pope is not out of danger. This morning, Pope Francis experienced an asthma-like respiratory crisis of prolonged intensity, which...